ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.
RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.
FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex.
TRICHINOSIS, n. The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy.
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
POSITIVISM- A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.